(... is a kind of swim ) the act of someone who floats on the water

(... is a kind of swim ) underwater swimming without any more breathing equipment than a snorkel

Definition 2: travel through water - [verb of motion]

Samples where swim or its synonyms are used according to this definition

We had to swim for 20 minutes to reach the shore

a big fish was swimming in the tank

(swim is a kind of ...) change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

"How fast does your new car go?""We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus""The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect""The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell""news travelled fast"

"the children enjoyed diving and looking for shells"

Definition 3: be afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom - [verb of motion]

Synonyms for swim in the sense of this definition

(swim is a kind of ...) change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

"How fast does your new car go?""We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus""The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect""The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell""news travelled fast"

"The dancer floated across the stage"

(swim has a similar meaning as ...) set afloat

"He floated the logs down the river""The boy floated his toy boat on the pond"

Definition 4: move as if gliding through water - [verb of motion]

Samples where swim or its synonyms are used according to this definition

this snake swims through the soil where it lives

(swim is a kind of ...) change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

"How fast does your new car go?""We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus""The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect""The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell""news travelled fast"